Garbage (Rage Against the Garbage)

Rating: 2/10 (12 July 2004)

This movie is garbage from start to finish. It starts with nary an original idea then goes on to borrow from every science fiction end-of-the-world / virus / contagion / zombie scenario imaginable. The plot is ludicrous and silly and the entire primate break-in scene totally laughable in a Plan 9 From Outer Space way. Every scene rips off another horror movie in a worse way. I'm surprised the guy didn't wake up 28 days later and yell out "Brains! Brains!" Who produced this poor excuse for a horror movie? Do I need to recount the number of silly scenes and their poor execution? OK: The guy wakes up 28 days later and, upon encountering the hungry zombies, doesn't even bother to ask what's going on. Yeah, sure. Later, hmmm... let's see...should I light a candle in an otherwise dark house to go looking for parental reminiscences with the zombies out and about? Who would have expected the zombies to attack? Duh. And of course, we need the obligatory shopping experience (where were the zombies then?) Every clichéd idea played out in a clichéd way (like the guy grabbing his two lovelies in the middle of the protected army compound when he found out they were going to be love slaves...oh, lets not use just a modicum of common sense and be a bit subtle about our plans). 28 days later, this movie stinks like that fish out-of-water of the same duration.